A new book by author Julian Sancton explores the lengthy quest to find the Spanish galleon—and the political firestorm that ...

In the south American port city, an expressive Black ancestral community live full, self-fashioned lives protected by culture and identity ...

Bocagrande is the modern heart of Cartagena, Colombia, stretching along a narrow peninsula between the Caribbean Sea and the ...

More than a decade after it was found, a centuries-old Spanish treasure ship worth billions remains nearly untouched on the ...

Cartagena is a city that is deeply connected to Afro-Caribbean culture. There is a significant amount of people with direct African descent and a legacy shaped by the transatlantic slave trade. This ...

Cartagena, Colombia is the most visited city by tourists in the South American country. And it’s easy to see why. From the vibrant atmosphere of the walled city to the islands, beaches, and ...

Cartagena, perched on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, is quickly becoming a must-visit, especially for Americans and Canadians enjoying new, convenient flight routes. Once primarily associated with gangs ...

The best way to get around Cartagena is by taxi. Taxis make it easy to get between distinct points in the city, including Cartagena's Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG), while short jaunts ought ...

If you're going to Hawaii, someone might ask you to bring back macadamia nuts. Go to Belgium, they'll ask for chocolates. Tell them you're visiting Colombia, and people will just snicker and wink and ...

We all know the value of a good first impression. Someone needs to give Lina Botero the key to Cartagena, because I cannot imagine anyone doing first impressions of Colombia’s oldest city the way the ...

It’s one thing when you have a party and nobody comes. It’s another altogether when 800 ­people turn up at your house on a night when you’ve invited fewer than half that many. Chiqui de ­Echavarría ...

Cheers erupt at each killing blow in an arena facing extinction after a landmark court ruling ...